Author Archives: maddg

This is Michael Herry‘s hymn for the Jubilee year, co-written with Tricia Murray, and set to BUNESSAN. It has a Marian text and is a natural for the Star of the Sea parish here in George Town. You can hear … Continue reading →

There are a few more Jubilee Year song matters to deal with. The lovely people at CJM music collective have had a crack at the official hymn for the Jubilee, in a style better suited to a “a more contemporary … Continue reading →

Willow’s Pilgrims of Hope collection closes out with another Gen Bryant song, this time in collaboration with Ashen Warnakulasooryia. The sheet music and other bundles for the collection can be purchased at Willow. Like the other songs in the collection, … Continue reading →

This song came about when Gen Bryant, Steph Jorna, Brigid McNally and myself were put together at a songwriter’s retreat last year to write a song for the Jubilee. It can be purchased at Willow in the Pilgrims of Hope … Continue reading →

This is the first song I’ve blogged that was written this year! It is a chant-like reflective sung prayer, from the collection, Pilgrims of Hope, matching the themes of the Jubilee, but with a more universal application. The words are … Continue reading →

This is Patricia Smith‘s contribution to Willow’s new collection, Pilgrims of Hope. She is one of the songwriters, like Peter Grant, David MacGregor and Erica Marshall, who would have been more well known in Australia if circumstances would have allowed … Continue reading →

Beth Doherty has written a lovely song that truly embodies the theme of Hope for the Jubilee. It is in the new Willow collection, Pilgrims of Hope and you can buy the sheet music and other bundles at Willow. Liturgically, … Continue reading →

This is the other song from the collection, Pilgrims of Hope, from Willow, that I have already blogged. This song has a text by Monica O’Brien and a setting from Michael Harvey. We have starting using this for a Eucharist … Continue reading →

I have already blogged this song, here, but I am reposting to put it in its context with the rest of the collection, Pilgrims of Hope, from Willow. Buy the sheet music and other bundles here. Gina Ogilvie, who more … Continue reading →

I am continuing to look at Willow’s new collection, Pilgrims of Hope, which you can, and should, purchase in various bundles and forms at Willow. The talented people Willow have called on for this album are truly astonishing. This song … Continue reading →